New Metropolis Complex To Expand Above Theater

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — The $22 million Metropolis complex of loft condominiums, restaurants, offices, a performing arts center and conference center in downtown Arlington Heights will now have exhibition space above the theater.

Developer Mark Anderson won approval from the Arlington Heights Village Board on Monday to add 2,500 to 3,000 square feet of exhibition space, which he envisions using for practices by AppleTree Theatre, Roosevelt University and the Twelve Nights Foundation, as well as for retail tenants.

The expansion would also free up space that could be used for banquet facilities, wedding receptions, teen dances and the like, Anderson said.

While the board agreed to allow the addition, it limited the number of people who may be in the space at any one time. A total of 75 persons may be in the multipurpose room and the exhibition space between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays because of limited parking.